Teaching Artist

• Ensures that CEI mission, values, guidelines, policies and procedures are implemented and maintained when working with peers, partner schoolteachers and students.
• Develops original curriculum, including unit plans, as well as weekly lesson planning in support of prescribed learning objectives.
• Supports students in learning and engaging in activities specific to the content area, exposing teens to a wide range of activities and concepts to meet measurable programmatic outcomes.
• Expresses a concerted interest and enthusiasm in teaching, offering mentorship or guidance to teens and will also work with the program coordinator to support operational pieces such as team planning meetings and the residency schedule for the sites at which they teach.
• Attends all planning and team meetings including weekly all-staff meetings, professional development workshops, regular planning meetings with partner teachers and other meetings required by the organization. Additional paid hours are allotted for this responsiblity. Program meeting days/times are flexible, with some restrictions, as long as instructional hours are met.
• Manages and tracks program activities such as class attendance, lesson plan and teaching efficacy and outcomes, student assessment surveys, and pertinent student demographics in collaboration with the program coordinator.
• Maintains knowledge of current industry trends, technology and concepts.
• Uses general understanding and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries.
• Interacts with faculty, researchers and staff for committee work or information.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Competencies:

• Considerable interest in working with youth and supporting their interest in the arts as well as their overall development.
• Work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and animate curriculum through the creation of unit and lesson plans.
• Manage multiple projects and navigate shifting and competing priorities with patience and diplomacy both within and outside of the classroom.
• Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative artistic environment with artists, educators, and youth.
• Gainful communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders (teen participants, parents, teachers and peers, etc.)
• Cultural competence; celebrate diversity and inclusion.

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

• Undergraduate degree at a four-year accredited university.
• BA or BFA in arts education, arts administration or a related field.
• At least 2-3 years experience in teaching within the arts education field for programs at the high school and/or middle school level as an educator.
• Extensive experience working directly with students and teachers.
• Familiarity with Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods is highly desirable.

Technical Knowledge or Skills: 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• Knowledge of student and teacher assessment tools.
• Considerable competence in the ability to understand, create and develop curriculum and associated lesson plans for arts teaching and learning.

Working Conditions: 

• Instruct for prolonged periods of time for programs that take place in a traditional classroom space.
• Instruct for prolonged periods of time for programs that take place outside of a conventional classroom space.

To Apply:
To apply, view the job posting on the University of Chicago Employment site.  Applications not submitted through the University of Chicago’s jobs site cannot be considered.

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We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages a diversity of perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.

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Posted 5/14/2021